The Story of the Antorus Raid - Lore with Nobbel87

It's time for our monthly lore collaboration with Nobbel87! In this series, Nobbel will examine the lore behind popular content on Wowhead, and we'll provide database links and guides so you can experience the lore and content in-game. Today's video is all about Antorus the Burning Throne. Check out our boss fights if you need more assistance:

Hello everyone! Antorus the Burning Throne opened up last week and Preach was kind enough to invite me once again so a big thank you to him and the entire raid time for letting me grab these recordings. Last time we ended up finishing the Crown of the Triumvirate, with Velen taking the Eye of Prophecy from his staff to make the crown whole once more.

Antorus Awaits

“Now we take the fight to the Burning Throne itself. Ready yourselves. Antorus awaits!”

With the power of the crown added to our arsenal, we can use Light’s Judgement upon the walls of the accursed citadel and storm the seat of power of the Legion. We must do the impossible, end them once and for all. The titan spirit of Argus has been taken captive, tormented, used to fuel the might of the Legion. By striking it down, ending its pain and suffering we can defeat the Legion and redeem the soul of this world.

“We’ve breached the wall! Lightforged, secure this position!”“The Vindicaar will draw all the fire we can, Turalyon, but we cannot hold out for long. You must disable their defenses!”“We will not fail you, Prophet! Champions, we’ll keep these winged beasts occupied while you clear a path.”

Check out our Raid Overview Guide for an overview of each boss, raid schedule, and how to reach the instance.

Antorus the Burning Throne has distinctive Tier 21 Transmog. This is the final tier set for a while, as tier set bonuses and class-themed raid appearances are not moving forward in Battle for Azeroth.

Garothi Worldbreaker

At the core of Argus lies Antorus, the Burning Throne. From this seat of power, Sargeras drives his burning crusade to ravage the cosmos. We’re taking the battle to the enemy alright with our forces taking on the demons at all sides, but of course this area is well protected and will not let us go about without a fight. At the Edge of Discord we bring down a Garothi Annihilator which draws the attention of his much larger counter part, Garothi Worldbreaker.

He’s a bit too much for the Army of the Light to take on so Turalyon falls back and lets the Heroes of Azeroth take the lead. Constructed deep within the core of Argus and outfitted with an arsenal capable of decimating worlds, this war machine has been designed for a single purpose: to bring the mortals’ invasion to its knees. It’s a fel reaver, unlike any we’ve ever seen with massive cannons trying to blow us up. We disable his weapons and terminate the Worldbreaker.

“Termination I I I I IIiiiminent”

“Turalyon I’ve started my assault on the northern front. I’ll keep their forces occupied so you can hit the priority targets.”“Our forces are moving towards Legion high command. Buy us all the time you can, Alleria.”

Miniature legion ships bombard the bridge that we try to cross. Troops are giving everything to this war and we must honor their sacrifice. Up ahead we find the Den of the Devourers where

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Garothi Worldbreaker Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. Garothi Worldbreaker is a single phase encounter in which the raid needs to deal with two simple abilities that become more problematic as the fight goes on. Raid wide co-ordination and movement is key to dealing with this gigantic fel reaver.

Journal Description: Constructed deep within the core of Argus and outfitted with an arsenal capable of decimating worlds, this war machine has been designed for a single purpose: to bring the mortals' invasion to its knees.

Felhounds of Sargeras

“Sargeras has left us a few of his favorite pets to play with. Remove these abominations from the battlefield.”

These abominations, F’harg and Shatug are infused with fire and shadow. The Felhounds of Sargeras are his prized pets. Bred for carnage, these hounds delight in eviscerating their master’s enemies. With the Army of the Light and their allies advancing upon Antorus, the Legion has unleashed these vicious creatures onto the battlefield to put an end to the mortals’ invasion. Man, do all these fights in Antorus look pretty. They have some sick abilities to display but all the same, the puppies go down.

“That’s 2 demons down, but countless more await the attention of your blade.”

It’s really cool to see the Army of the Light moving further into Antorus, bombarding demonic reinforcement as they poor in. We take the transporter and turn into a ball of light towards the Gaze of the Legion.

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Felhounds of Sargeras Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. The bosses are fire and shadow dogs which much be spread apart so they don't enrage. The have many similarities, including shared abilities and health pools, as well as hard-hitting tank abilities and energy bars that passively fill over time and trigger more abilities.

This encounter can drop Mastino Ardente degli Antoran, an orange demonic puppy! "Sargeras' own hound was maybe once a felstalker, but over the years the Dark Titan reforged and reshaped his companion into something much more powerful. When, at last, he was pleased with his creation, he set about creating more of the hounds, and imbuing them with shadow and flame."

A notable item is the Occhio di F'harg, which is a tank trinket that transforms and provides different base stats. When another tank is in range, you provide a bonus stat to them. This mimics the nature of the two dogs you fight.

Journal Description: Infused with fire and shadow, F’harg and Shatug are the prized pets of Sargeras. Bred for carnage, these hounds delight in eviscerating their master’s enemies. With the Army of Light and their allies advancing upon Antorus, the Legion prepares to unleash these vicious creatures onto the battlefield and put an end to the mortals’ invasion..

Antoran High Command

“I recognize the trappings of the generals commanding the Legion’s forces. Before Sargeras took our world, these generals martialed our armies and brought peace to Argus. They betrayed everything we stood for when they accepted his bargain. There can be no redemption...only retribution.”

Velen is not taking any prisoners as we jump on the elevator and move up into a gorgeous room, the perfect spot for the Legion’s gaze. Here we find the Antoran High Command: Admiral Svirax, Chief Engineer Ishkar and General Erodus.

“This is one engagement you will not walk away from.”

Long ago in the golden age of Eredar civilization, a council was formed to oversee the defense of Argus and maintain peace. But after their dark bargain was struck with Sargeras, these master tacticians used their military expertise to help orchestrate a Burning Crusade that ravaged countless worlds. Now the full might of the Legion’s army is theirs to command, and they wield this terrible power to annihilate all who oppose the Dark Titan’s will. They have command pods in this room which they use for the fight, but while 1 of them stays on the ground to directly face us, we can jump into the pod and use its power to our advantage. Taking care of the High Command robs the Legion of their tacticians, but I imagine it also makes the sky a bit more safer for the Vindicaar. Those that remember the first moment the Army of the Light showed up; when the Vindicaar was shot out of the sky, that was done by Chief Engineer Ishkar.

After taking care of them and closing down the Gaze of the Legion, we take the elevator back down and move back to where we started.

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Antoran High Command Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. Antoran High Command is an encounter consisting of three bosses with a shared health pool. The raid will only directly engage a single boss at any given time, as the other two bosses will be attacking the raid indirectly whilst sitting safely in their command pods. Players will need to hijack the active bosses command pod and use its abilities to counter the devastating mechanics the High Command send their way.

Portal Keeper Hasabel

“Champions, there is a disturbance close to your location the likes of which I haven’t felt since the opening of the dark portal. If the Legion is using that hub to gather reinforcements, then it must be destroyed before we are overwhelmed.”

Across the bridge we take a portal into the Halls of the Boundless Reach from which Portal Keeper Hasabel and her forces maintain the Nexus through which the Legion has unleashed its insidious armies upon countless worlds.

“Every world in our path has fallen. Yours is next.”

With portals that open to a myriad of strategic locations throughout the Great Dark and beyond, Hasabel is capable of bringing the might of the Legion’s arsenal to bear upon any who oppose her. Unfortunately, the way I imagined the fight to go down from the Dungeon Journal, teleporting to whole different worlds, is not how the fight goes. Instead there are 3 platforms up above, with Fire being our first destination.

“Witness the power to destroy worlds! Witness Xoroth, a world of infernal heat and scorched bones!”Vulcanar: “Your ashes will be blown across the cosmos!”“Strike them down!”

Xoroth might sound familiar to warlocks out there as that’s the world where the Infernal, Dreadsteeds and Wrathsteeds come from.

“My embers will never burn out...”“The Legions forces throughout the cosmos...Gaze upon Rancora, a landscape of festering pools and skittering death!”Lady Dacidion: “Come closer, heroes, so I can watch the flesh drip from your bones!”

Rancora is a newly named planet, but since Lady Dacidion is a aranasi, one of those spider demons, that might be their homeworld.

“Ow to taste ...your...liquefying flesh.”

“Nathreza...once a world of magic and knowledge, now a twisted landscape from which none escape.”Lord Eilgar: “Your minds are so easily clouded.”

Nathreza, homeworld of the \\Nnathrezim, a planet invaded by Illidan and his demon hunters during the novel Illidan. The reason why it’s not a twisted landscape from which none escape is possibly because Illidan made sure to cause so much damage, that it suffered a same fate as Draenor turning into Outland. Not a great time for the Dreadlords and although Lord Eilgar tries to keep us in the shadow, the fires brought over from Xoroth allow us to see clearly and not only defeat Lord Eilgar, but also take out Hasabel.

“The portals...must...endure...”“Without their portals, the Legion is cut off from reinforcements. Now is the time to press our attack!”

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Portal Keeper Hasabel Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. Portal Keeper Hasabel is a single phase encounter which takes place on a main platform surrounded by three additional platforms which are accessible by coloured portals on the main platform area. Groups of players will need to travel onto these platforms throughout the fight to kill mini-bosses which are empowering the portals, causing them to deal substantial damage to the raid, whilst the rest of the raid remains on the main platform to deal with the Portal Keeper herself.

Magni's Visions

Leading into the opening of Antorus, we were sent over to talk with Magni Bronzebeard who’s been busy trying to speak with the titan spirit of Argus. His last vision foretold of Aggramar’s coming which came true and now the soul is calling to him again.

Cinematic: “The hour of rebirth draws near. Are the souls prepared?”“Our kin still resist the true path, master. But they will soon be broken.”<Walks away slowly>“One still eludes us. Her essence is needed to ensure the victory of my crusade.”“The Life-Binder will soon reveal herself. She will not escape me, master!”“When my new pantheon rises, no power in the universe will stand against the Legion.”

“Sargeras is building some kind of Dark Pantheon! We gotta find Eonar’s spirit before Aggramar does!”

Finding her spirit isn’t going to be easy, but luckily Eonar is able to make contact herself.

“I remember the awakening...how life sprang forth all around us.”“I remember unity...until it was shattered by betrayal. I remember fleeing...to keep him from his prize. The time for hiding is over. Aid me...or everything ends.”

“The lifebinder! Somehow, she’s the key to Sargeras’s plan.”

In Visioni di paura, a quest leading up to Antorus, we saw the Coven of Shivarra imprison the Pantheon.

Don't forget Magni's earlier talk with Azeroth, in Whispers of a Frightened World, where Azeroth experiences nightmares:Sands... soaked in pain. Rivers... rivers of blood. Skies aflame. A sword... in the darkness... the wound... burning... Sar...ger...as... Talkin' to a world soul ain't like chattin' with a mortal. Might be why she needed someone ta become her Speaker. She's haunted by the Legion... and the Old Gods. But there be somethin' more... a greater darkness...

Eonar

Our answer lies in the Legion’s own portal network in the heart of Antorus where we find the speaker himself holding his ground against the demons.

“Champions! I heard a familair voice calling so I fought my way inside this accursed place.”“Champions, hear me. The Legion has breached my sanctuary and my defenses will soon be overrun. Stand with me now, lest Sargeras claim his prize.”“It’s Eonar, the Life-Binder! This portal leads to her sanctuary. Go. I’ll stay here and cover your backs!”

We take the portal into Elunaria, the sanctum where the spirit of Eonar has been hiding out, a sanctum now discovered and breached by the Legion. We need to keep her safe from the waves of demons that try to assault her spirit, killing the demons gives her the energy she needs to blow up the Paraxis and secure her sanctum once more.

Now as I run around like a headless chicken, let's talk about the Titans. From the Chronicles we learned that the whole reason why Sargeras formed the Burning Legion and began his burning crusade was because he found out about the Void Lords. These dark entities wanted to corrupt a Titan, pushed the Old Gods into the universe and sent them out to infect a slumbering Titan spirit. The Titans tried to find more of their kind and wake them up, but Sargeras feared what a corrupted Titan would mean for the universe. In his mind, it was better to wipe it all out and start over rather than have the Void Lords consume it. Life had begun before, perhaps after scouring the universe of its corruption, life would begin anew. The others didn’t agree with his plans, figured there had to be something else they could do. They had found a little planet called Azeroth, infected with the Old Gods but they’ve managed to contain the corruption and give the Titan spirit inside a chance. Despite their words, Sargeras was unmoved and he struck Aggramar down, cleaving the Titan in two. The rest of the pantheon were outraged, a massive battle took place, but Sargeras with his fel-fueled might had the upper hand. Before he could strike the Pantheon down, Norgannon used his powers to bend the energies of the universe to his will. He was able to protect their spirits and launch them into the great dark, but Sargeras thought that he had won the battle and destroyed his former brothers and sister. He had also learned about Azeroth and the Titan spirit inside. He didn’t know where it was but he was sure that, in time, he would find it and destroy it before it would be corrupted by the Void Lords just like he would with the rest of the universe. So Norgannon protected their spirits which traveled back to Azeroth and entered the Keepers, created by the Titans to help them bring order to Azeroth. Entering the keeper's bodies had quite an effect on the story, for example Lei-Shen becoming the Thunderking but here we find their spirits in the hands of Sargeras, being tortured for millenia and turned into a Dark Pantheon. I’ve searched and asked around, but couldn’t find a source explaining this.

Perhaps over time their spirits simply returned to the cradle of creation, perhaps only part of their spirit was taken by Sargeras... I couldn’t find a clear answer but all the same they are here and if the Legion gets their hands on Eonar, we are doomed. Thankfully we’re able to hold off the waves of demons as Eonar blows up the ship.

“Victory is nigh, champions! Dispatch their remaining forces. I will see to their vessel myself.”<Blows up ship>“The tormented cries of the Pantheon ring out from deep within the core of Argus.”“If Sargeras breaks them as he did Aggramar, no power in this universe will stop him.”“Release them, champions, or your struggle will be for naught.”

Time to leave the sanctum of Eonar and move back to the Vindicaar, a lightforged warframe is waiting to give us a little ride as our forces discuss what to do next.

“The Legion’s ranks are crumbling, but they still outnumber us. My forces will keep them engaged here.”“You will not be fighting alone, Turalyon. The demons will pay for every step....with their blood.”“Sargeras seeks to corrupt the other titans! If we don’t stop him, the Pantheon will be reborn in darkness. There is no time to waste!”“Striking at the heart of the Legion is futile until we take out their war machines. Unchecked, they would soon overwhelm us.”“Agreed. We must cripple those infernal engines of destruction. Champions, use this teleporter to board the Vindicaar. On to our next target!’

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Eonar Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. Eonar the Life-Binder is not your usual encounter. The fight requires players to defend the Essence of Eonar, which lays in the middle of a vast arena, from waves of legion enemies that spawn in via portals that activate throughout the encounter. The fight requires a large amount of AoE DPS and crowd control to defeat the waves of adds, as well as coordinated group movement and positioning to ensure the raid is in the correct places at the correct time.

Imonar the Soulhunter

Alleria and Turalyon go off screen to hold the ground, bit of a shame that we never saw her fight in Voidform or perhaps I simply missed it. Either way we board the VIndicaar and fly out to the Exhaust where Imonar the Soulhunter thinks he can stop us.

“You’ll go no further mortal scum. There’s a bounty on your heads, and I mean to collect.”“Think I’ll keep a few of your parts as a trophy.”

The infamous Imonar the Soulhunter serves as the Legion’s bloodhound, capable of tracking prey across the cosmos. With a vast array of gadgets and traps at his disposal, Imonar has yet to lose a bounty...and he certainly doesn’t intend to sully his perfect record by failing to fulfill his latest contract. A bounty hunter recruited to take us out with some really cool phase transitions, even has some miniature spaceships to shoot at us, but of course, we ruin his perfect record.

“I regret...taking...this job!”

Cinematic: <Charge them lasers, fire them lasers, aaaaaaand we have a door. Sweet.>

That laser sure is handy as we enter the Hallowed Felworks, the place where they create their machines of war, the engines of destruction we have to cripple.

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Imonar the Soulhunter Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. Imonar the Soulhunter is a three phase encounter which takes place across two platforms connected by a bridge. Players will need to travel between these platforms as the boss switches between them each phase, leaving deadly traps and explosives along the bridge that players will need to navigate. In phase one you'll be on the first platform, in phase two you'll need to run to the second platform and in phase three you'll have to travel back to the first platform.

Kin'garoth

“Good. Good! I was hoping you’d find your way here. I’m always in need of test subjects. You should do nicely.”

The design of every Legion war machine stems from the depraved mind of Kin’garoth. Obsessed with crafting implements of death, Kin’garoth infused his very body into the production machinery so he could more efficiently churn out a never-ending supply of destruction.

“Allow me to demonstrate my newest invention.”

With an unending supply of fel reavers and a mega beam of death, he tries to take us out but not even his brilliance is able to stop us. The entire facility starts to crumble down upon his death so we jump back into the Vindicaar and fly to the Burning Throne.

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Kin'garoth Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. Kin'garoth is a dual phase encounter, in which the boss will switch between fighting the raid directly in phase one, to activating Fel Reaver adds that have devastating abilities during phase two. The raid will need excellent group coordination and fight knowledge to be able to counter the bosses mechanics in advance, as reacting to his spells isn't always good enough!

Kin’garoth is the father of fel reavers, everyone's favorite NPC in Legion. The incoming sound of a Fel Reaver strikes terror in everyone's heart. Check out the comments on Disintegratore Garothi in Krokuun and Vilrazziatore in Hellfire Peninsula to see all the player reactions!

Varimathras

“The Heart of Antorus lies before us. The power behind the Legion’s infinite army.”“So much agony here...so many voices. It’s nearly overwhelming! But I can feel Eonar urging us forward.”“At long last, the end is upon us. Press on, my friends.”

We’re getting closer and closer to the Heart of things, but first we run into an old friend...Varimathras.

“Gaaaaah! Witches! You call that torment? I have endured far worse!”“I tire of that worm’s babbling! Let me scorch the flesh from his miserable bones!”“Ignore him, sister! Focus on your duty. These souls are nearly ready to join Aggramar in the master’s service.”“I feel those demons twisting the spirits of the titans! Forcing them to use their might to serve the Legion!”“Should they fall to darkness, Sargeras will have the power he needs to claim the final titan.”“Azeroth!”

Up above we have the Coven of Shivarra tormenting the titan spirits like they’ve tormenting their prisoner Varimathras.

“Draw your blades, I will show you torment!”“Look. The wretch struggles against the mortal intruders.”‘Pathetic, let them all burn!”“Grah, damnable witches.”

As one of the dreadlords overseeing the Legion’s forces during the Third War, Varimathras failed to stop the rebellious Lich King. He submitted to an ill-fated alliance with Sylvanas Windrunner, then made one-last bid for power before facing a humiliating defeat. We saw this play out during Wrath of the Lich King, where together with apothecary Putress, they took over the Undercity and presumably tried to summon Sargeras.

“You have failed me Varimathras”“A thousand, thousand pardons master. I will deal with these intruders myself.”

The Alliance and the Horde both went in to put a stop to that and in payment for his blunders, Varimathras has been tortured by the Coven of Shivarra. The vindictive sisters stripped away both flesh and sanity, leaving only a singular desire to inflict suffering upon the mortals who cost him everything. Keep in mind that time does not the work the same so deep in the Twisting Nether, who knows how long the sisters have been playing with their toy. What is certain is that the Dreadlord did not have a good time here so let’s put him out of his misery.

“Death...claims us...all”“His fate was ours to decide. You will pay for your insolence, mortals!”

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Varimathras Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. Varimathras is a single phase encounter in which the raid needs to kill the boss before the strict enrage timer. The fight revolves around the idea of minimising the shadow damage you take through group coordination to avoid gaining the devastating healing reduction debuff known as Misery.

There is some datamined dialogue in which he taunts both the Alliance and Horde that Sylvanas is not trustworthy.

Coven of Shivarra

The Coven of Shivarra have proven themselves to be the most depraved and fanatical of all of Sargeras’ followers. He entrusted the Coven with the unholy task of twisting the minds of the fallen Titans into an unstoppable Dark Pantheon. Each sisters employs her own signature brand of torture, eliciting screams which echo through the halls of Antorus. It is said that neither mortal nor demon can refuse their whispers, but during the battle all they do is scream. Scream and inflict torment upon the spirits of the titans forcing them to use their powers against us.

Tormented apparitions of the Titans appear on the battlefield while the Shivarra (Noura, Mother of Flames. Asara, Mother of Night. Diima, Mother of Gloom and on mythic Thu’raya, Mother of the Cosmos) are not without their own powers. All the same the Coven is defeated and the torment of the Titans finally ends.

“The souls of the pantheon are free, but they endured so much suffering. Let me bide with them for a time. Offer a bit of comfort.”“Remain here Magni. The rest of us will go on.”“So close now to the end...”

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Coven of the Shivarra Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. The Coven of Shivarra is a single phase council style fight with three bosses that share a health pool. The raid will only be engaging two bosses directly at any given time, whilst the third boss will be tormenting the souls of one of four titans. The tortured titans each have a unique ability they will cast after the third boss has finished torturing them. After the titans have used two abilities, one boss will exchange places with the boss outside the arena. Understanding each of the abilities is your key to success for the Coven of Shivarra encounter, as a large amount of personal play is needed to defeat the three sisters.

Aggramar

From the temple of anguish we move further in to the very soul of this world where the titan Aggramar is waiting for us.

“This may be the one place in the universe sacred to the Legion. Demons would pluck out their eyes sooner than gaze upon it.”“Who could ever imagine such a sacrifice?”“Mortals. I wasted millenia fighting to spare you from corruption. Until at last my eyes were opened to the truth. You are the corruption. We will save the universe by wiping all memory of you from existence.”

Once upon a time, Aggramar was a lieutenant of Sargeras. Together they stood against the Darkness of the Universe, but while Aggramar held true to the Pantheon’s vision, brought order to the planet of Draenor and Azeroth, Sargeras had a different vision. Where as the spirits of the rest of the Pantheon were saved by Norgannon, Aggramar was struck down and nearly cleaved in two. What we see before us now is not the actual Titan Aggramar, that one would probably step on us like an ant. This is like the Avatar of Sargeras, an avatar infused with the power of Aggramar’s soul which is fully corrupted by Sargeras.

“None can stand again Taeshalach! Fall, frail mortal. “

Aggramar wields the might of Taeshalach, a blade that was shattered when Aggramar confronted Sargeras. He soon found himself outmatched. Like all titans, he was uniquely susceptible to fel magic. Sargeras’s ferocious assaults shattered Aggramar’s defenses and sent him reeling in agony. In a final desperate counterattack, Aggramar summoned all the power at his command and struck at Sargeras. Their two blades met, igniting a furious explosion of fel and arcane power. When the torrent of warring energies finally subsided, Sargeras and Aggramar saw that both of their weapons had been shattered. This then lead to Aggramar retreating, gathering the rest of the Pantheon and as you now know, them losing the battle similar to how Aggramar loses to us.

“It may be too late to stop him.”“You did it! Aggramar’s essence is free! He can stand beside his brethren once more.”“Our victories mean nothing. So long as Sargeras has the soul of Argus to fuel his infinite army, Azeroth remains in grave peril.”“The titans can sever that connection...but not here. They need to bring the soul of Argus to their place of power...the Seat of the Pantheon.”“The very cradle of creation!”“Their final act will harness the last of Argus’s power, to imprison Sargeras...once and for all.”“Heroes, I can signal the titans to begin. Once they start the ritual...there’s no turning back!”

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Aggramar Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. Aggramar is a three phase encounter in which the raid will be battling Aggramar directly in each phase. Each phase is separated by an intermission where the raid need to deal with powerful elemental adds that are trying to annihilate the raid. Excellent positioning and planning is needed to defeat this titan of destruction!

Argus the Unmaker

I’ll be diving further into this in just a moment, but I’ve been asking around to see if I missed any voicelines or what not, but apparantly this is the first time that they even mention taking on Sargeras and imprisoning him. We can see the skybox right at the start with Azeroth and the cloud of destruction, I wonder if we’re missing anything here but again I’ll get to that in a moment lets go to the Seat of the Pantheon.

Cinematic:“All right everybody...Hold on!”<Teleporter engaged, here we go to the seat of the pantheon. Magni can do this now.><ohhhhhh, the seat of the pantheon!” My gawd that looks cool. Titans return, cast beam on soul of Argus but Sargeras denies them.>“That which you have stolen will be your ondoing. Rise, Argus. Rise, my broken world.””AHHHH”“Mortals...The time has come to fight for the fate of your world.”

The titans themselves, although severely weakened, take their seat and try to use the power of Argus but before they can Sargeras intercepts and awakens the child. Bound. Broken. Eons of existence, knowing only pain. A shattered soul used to fuel infinite evil but his master beckons and he has risen. Ready to begin the end of all things.

“The master demands your doom!”

I don’t know if this is also an avatar or if he’s just that small because they abused his powers for so long and we just did a c-section to get him out of the planet. This would also explain why the Titans themselves are a little bit smaller, their lack of power. At least he can’t step on us like ants giving us somewhat of a fighting chance. The Pantheon also backs us up by empowering us, making us an Avatar of their power and clearing the field of death fog.

“Let the fury of the sea wash away this corruption.”

While Argus the Unmaker has some of the most beautiful abilities ever like Cone of Death, which cleaves the fabric of reality, he creates a cone of death fog in front of him. Scythes also fly across the battlefield trying to cleave us in two until Argus is sufficiently weakened so that Aman’thul is able to subdue him with a temporal blast, collapsing time around Argus, causing his form to dissipate.

“No hope. Just pain. Only pain.”“Time answers to me, Unmaker! The one force that can bind your relentless fury.”

However we must now contend with Argus’ Constellar Designates each of them powerful in their own right. They wield the powers of the cosmos, even draw upon the stellar armory while Norgannon uses Discs of Norgannon which exposes their elemental weaknesses. His Constellar Designates buy Argus the time to regain his strength...

<Freezes us in place, impales us with dark spike thingy and one shots the raid.>“No! After all we have endured...it must not end this way!”“Hope is not lost, Highfather. The spark of life still flickers within these mortals.”“Arise, champions! Fight to save your world!”

The Gift of the Lifebinder brings us back from the spirit world and our fight for the fate of the universe continues. Embers of rage, containg burning titanic energy rain down from the sky. Reorigination modules spawn across the field, ready to inflict some massive damage but destroying them leaves motes of titanic power in the spirit world. Our death now becomes a resource as that titanic power feeds Khaz’goroth who then makes us Titanforged, reforming us in his image and making us more powerful.

The Gift of the Lifebinder is not eternal, each time we return we drain a little bit of its power while Argus’ wrath released hungering souls to stalk the spirit world. In the end our titanic efforts pay off, Argus is subdued and its powers can be used as we intended.

Learn how to beat this encounter with the Argus the Unmaker Strategy Guide by FatbossTV. Argus the Unmaker is a four phase encounter in which the raid will need to deal with several devastating abilities and debuffs. The raid will be helped by the Titans throughout each of the four distinct phases, via powerful buffs being placed on the raid or devastating debuffs being placed on the enemies. Careful planning and excellent group coordination will be needed to take down Argus the Unmaker.

Argus Cinematic

“You have done well, mortals.”“It is time. ““We must gather our strength. Return home, children of Azeroth.”“Illidan! We’ve done all we can.”“Every choice, every sacrifice has led me to this moment to face him once again.”“You...are not coming with us...”“The hunter is nothing without the hunt. Did you not see this fate, Prophet?”“Fate...Our survival was never in fate’s hands.”<Smirk and the turn>“Light be with you, Illidan Stormrage”<Vindicaar is out! Titans energize. Shoot that rainbow beam of holy goodness right into Sargeras.>“Brother, your crusade is over!”<Roaaaaaaaaaaaaar I was right in the middle of something here. Can you let me sniff Azeroth a little bit more?>“No.”<PENETRATIONNNNNNN, no means no, you’ve read all the memes. And space devil is sucked back into the Seat of the Pantheon.>“At last...”<Rift closes, deep sigh. The millenia of crusade is over. Gaze upon the water, gaze upon the sword that has wounded our world.>

And there ends the Burning Crusade, there ends Legion, a story that began near the dawn of creation which now leaves us with Sargeras being forced to take his seat with the rest of the Pantheon. They don’t take him without a little parting gift, which is what I assume to be Gorribal plunged deep into Silithus. Now a lot of you, including myself, feel like we’re missing quite a bit of story. All of a sudden they come up with the idea of imprisoning Sargeras and using the power of Argus to make it so. I didn’t keep an eye on it for myself, but according to some posts you can see the cloud getting closer and closer to Azeroth as you progress through the raid. What the story appears to be is that once Illidan opened up the rift and we went to Argus, Sargeras took the opportunity to go to Azeroth. Why he didn’t just one shot us first is anyone's guess and I wonder if some RP bugged out, because we do have some datamined voicefiles which at least acknowledges Sargeras being out there.

Illidan Stormrage: It matters not. We have lost. Look to the skies!Prophet Velen: Sargeras will soon undo all we have fought for.Voice of Amanthul: No.Voice of Amanthul: We will use the last glimmer of Argus's power to bind him here. The Seat of the Pantheon shall become Sargeras's prison... and ours as well.Prophet Velen: You would condemn yourselves to stop him?Voice of Amanthul: A sacrifice must be made.Illidan Stormrage: Our world must survive... no matter the cost!Magni Bronzebeard: Their final act will harness the last o' Argus's power, to imprison Sargeras... once and for all.Voice of Amanthul: Return home, children of Azeroth. Protect the final titan.

So I wonder if some RP simply bugged out, it is the first week after all or perhaps that’s going to be part of the mythic mode. It would suck to have such key information locked away behind a difficulty, but datamined information suggests that instead of subduing Argus with a temporal blast, Sargeras shows up to join the fight. There’s a different dungeon journal description, a red enraged model and several abilities named after Sargeras. It would also make Illidan’s choice a lot better. Now we have him stay behind simply because he wants too, which is fine I guess; the hunter being nothing without the hunt just like how Maiev was nothing without Illidan, but there’s no real need. Having the demon hunter stay behind to help contain Sargeras, rather than just being there because he simply wants to fight the dark titan would a bit more depth in my opinion.

High Exarch Turalyon: Prophet... what happened out there? Prophet Velen: Illidan serves as the Dark Titan's jailer. His sacrifice has ended the Legion. At long last, the Burning Crusade...is over.

Check out when we first datamined all of the missing dialogue between Illidan, Velen, and Magni.

We've also datamined a number of Argus Mythic Abilities as well as a Red Argus model and Scythe, implying that Sargeras is controlling him from the clouds.

The Sword in Silithus

The sword sticking into our planet will have consequences for the future. When you defeat Argus on heroic or higher you’ll get an item called Blood of the Unmaker:

Before your eyes, a trickle of blood from the fallen titan Argus congeals into a flawless gemstone. Holding it in your palm, you sense an almost unfathomable power emanating from within...along with echoes of pain and sorrow. It is the last remnant of a battle that should not have been winnable. An impossible achievement. Yet, as with all victories, this one came at tremendous cost. You realize immediately to whom you must convey this prize, Khadgar in Dalaran.

Khadgar: The legion is defeated. Its master imprisoned. But in his final, spiteful act...sargeras may have doomed us all. Our world is wounded champion, its life essence seeps out into the sand just as Magni foresaw.

(“Her feelins are a jumble. I need to focus. Let her thoughts flow into arghghghgh. sands...soaked in pain. Rivers....rivers of blood. Skies aflame. A sword...in the darkness...the wound...it’s burning. Sargeras... The dark titan comes!”)

“This meredrop of Argus blood surges with incredible power, the might of a titan. If the Blood of Azeroth also proves to be a source of such strength, those who seek to rule this world will stop at nothing to possess it. The days ahead may be dark indeed. For now, go to Silithus, gaze upon the wound in the world with your own eyes. We will find a way to save Azeroth, I know it. “

This power will play a role in the next expansion for those who seek to rule this world, they will stop at nothing to possess it. It might have something to do with the datamined dialogue of Varimathras that I also didn’t hear during the raid but the future is a topic for another day.

We have a gallery of images covering what the world now looks like with the sword in Kalimdor.

Azeroth is wounded and her lifeblood is used to power the Heart of Azeroth necks in Battle for Azeroth, a new type of armor customization system that allows you to unlock abilities attached to items.

Azerite will also be the focus of an upcoming battleground, the Seething Shore.

What Comes Next

For now ,the rift between Argus and Azeroth has been closed and on the Vindicaar, we can talk with a few of the heroes that joined us. Vereesa believes Alleria has changed, but in her heart, she remains her beloved sister. They’ve been gossiping about Sylvanas and talking about how the Windrunner sisters must meet. I wonder if she mentioned how she stabbed Sylvanas in the heart, while Alleria’s heart soars to return Azeroth alongside her son Arator and Turalyon. Is Sylvanas still her sister or some light forsaken monster? The void powers at her command may cause some to question her loyalties.

Arator is happy to have found his family, but it will take time to heal the wounds and get to know the people who gave life to him and have been absent for all of it. Turalyon is ready to go home and walk the world he hasn’t seen for a thousand years. It's time to build a new life and get to know the son who embodies everything they fought for since Arator was a big reason why they joined the Army of the Light to begin with. Khadgar is tired, but Magni’s visions of doom shake him to his very core. Only one titan remains, our little planet, and we must defend it.

Velen was unable to save his beloved home world, but we did find victory. The future is uncertain, the prophet will no longer let visions guide him and will do all he can to support King Anduin, to ensure he is prepared to face the threat that looms in the darkness. What’s kinda cool is that in the skybox you can actually see a couple of corrupted void planets, meaning that the threat void is definatly still out there. If the comic with Anduin is a certainty, then he and Velen have a lot of adventures still waiting for them.

To wrap this video up we have the Alor’idal Crystal, left behind by Illidan...somehow...

“The moment that the way to Argus opened....the instant my gaze fell upon the Legion’s home world...I knew I would not be returning from it. I will face my destiny, whatever it may hold. Yet...I have left certain matters unsettled...old wounds that I would see mended. This crystal bears two messages. One is for my brother Malfurion, the other for Tyrande. I am trusting you to deliver them on my behalf, champion. When they have heard my words, leave the crystal atop Mount Hyjal, upon the shores of the Well of Eternity. You have witnessed echoes of my past, hero. I ask your help to put these final matters to rest. “

“The soul of our world is in agony...”“The crystal...it rings out with a familiar voice.”“Malfurion... even in the womb we grappled with one another. Struggle has followed us all our lives. The teachings of Cenarius were always your path. I felt...another calling. It was power I sought....but not to conquer or rule. It was a means to an end...to save Azeroth from an unstoppable foe. You never trusted my intentions...though I suppose I did not make it easy for you. But now, as my fate becomes clear, I wish to quiet the strife that has long divided us. Even when the Legion is gone, new threats will arise. There is no one I trust to face them more than you, brother. You have spent a lifetime fighting for the dream of what Azeroth could be. Now you must fight for what it is. Take care of Tyrande. Listen to her counsel. She was always the best of us. The road ahead will be long. Whatever come, bring honor to the name...Stormrage.”“My brother made selfish choices. Caused pain to so many. His transgressions are...difficult to forgive. And yet...there were times when we fought for a common cause. A shared purpose. Those were good days. But now is not the time to ponder personal regrets. We must see to healing the world, champion.”

Transgression is difficult to forgive while Malfurion put Illidan in jail because that would be more merciful then to outright kill him only to then have them all become immortal and using spells to make sure Illidan stayed alive, unable to kill himself. 10.000 years in darkness only to be set free and used by the one who was the best of them. Let’s hear what Tyrande has to say.

“In my lifetime, I have twice witnessed a sundering of the world. Mother Moon, I pray I do not see a third.”

“I sense a sorcerer’s touch upon this crystal.”“Tyrande... Long ago, you trusted me enough to defy Malfurion’s wishes and free me from my prison. But over time, that faith was lost. And like my brother, you came to believe that the choices I made had driven me to darkness. Know that every path I took led toward a single purpose: saving our world. I could abide no half measures. No compromise. At those times when I faced doubt, I held true to one constant. One anchor. You. You have always embodied the best of Azeroth, Tyrande. Your faith. Your devotion. Through the darkest times, my belief in you never wavered. My fate, my duty, are now clear to me. I leave Azeroth’s defense to you...and to my brother. Take care of him, Tyrande. Though at times I wished your heart had made a different choice, in the end...I know it made the right one.”“Contrite words. Yet I must wonder whether he truly meant them. After Illidan faced defeat atop the Black Temple, I tried to let go of my feelings...my distrust and bitterness. When I learned that he was alive, leading the fight against the Legion on the Broken Shore...I could not bring myself to speak to him. The time for talk has passed. It seems he has a duty to fulfill...as do we. Let us be about it, champion.”

Ow Illidan, if only you could hear what she’s saying right now, I’m sure you’d finally realize that Maiev is the one for you. Now as far as I recall, Illidan had quite a lust for power and not just for the defense of Azeroth. There were choices made a long the way, but all the same, Illidan cares the most about these two and wants the crystal to rest under Nordrassil at Mount Hyjal, the location of the remnants of the Well of Eternity he created and the thing that got him imprisoned.

“The Well of Eternity. I am not one for sentiment...but if anything embodies my commitment to Azeroth, it is the font of power I created so long ago. But enough dwelling on the past. The crystal I left for you to find holds not two messages, but three. The last is for you, champion. You have proven your commitment to Azeroth. Your dedication, your sacrifice, rivals my own. But more will be asked of you. So much more. Even now, enemies gather...and the shadows grow darker. From this day forward, the defense of our world...of all we hold dear...rests with you.”

After bringing Illidan’s crystal to the Well of Eternity, you feel a sense of satisfaction. As if a circle is now completed. Whether he was a hero or a betrayer...both or neither...Illidan has a duty to fulfill. As do you.

We transcribed all the NPC dialogue on the Vindicaar after defeating Argus, including more minor characters like Lothraxion, Grand Artificer Romuul, and the Innkeeper. We also covered changes to the raid-instanced version of the Vindicaar, such as as working Netherlight Crucible.

You can listen to the dialogue between Illidan, Malfurion, and Tyrande in this post. Check out the user comments on the quest page Momenti di riflessione as well.

When did Sargeras go all cloudy and make his way to Azeroth? What was he doing to the planet? Do you even know how many hilarious comments have been made about this, about his sword penetration? Why doesn’t anyone acknowledge that we’re going to imprison Sargeras before we actually imprison him. Sure we have Magni with the vision of Sargeras coming, but there was no mention of that anywhere else.

Where did Maiev go? You changed the story in such a way that she’s no longer a homicidal maniac only to have her disappear. Sure, the one doing her voice apparently had to undergo some surgery, but you could have done it in text.

Where the heck was Wrathion? Why was he removed from Highmountain? He was the one warning us about the coming of the Legion and had 0 storytelling.

Why the heck did Medivh show up in Karazhan dropping some cryptic nonsense only to just disappear again?

Why didn’t we see Alleria use some of those sexy void powers in the raid?

Why does Illidan stay behind, just for fun? Speaking of Illidan, why go through all that trouble to create a link between Outland and Argus to never use it?! Was it just so he was weakened at the top of the Black Temple?

Joking aside, as always there will be things to point out and things that have been dropped out, but all in all Legion has been one hell of a ride. Sargeras, the Pantheon and Illidan are still out there somewhere, the world of Azeroth is hurting and the battle is on. Ladies and gentleman thank you so very much for sticking with me and if you want more details about all the things we talked about today, check out the related article in the description down below. If you have any questions let me know in the comments down below and I might use them for an upcoming Q&A.

Commenti

Commento di Oint

So yeah, digging into the entire Pantheon lore, I feel Blizzard needs to get their Retcon going FAST. How their spirits are suddenly back but captured and tortured....what? lol.

I agree about Sargeras as well. So, he's been Solid Snake-ing his way to Azeroth while we fight on Argus?

Major WTF/Facepalm about Illidan now the jailor of Sargeras because he can't die? Let's all ignore Maiev by the way! Nothing to see here despite her being an excellent character foil to keep along with Illidan.

I do enjoy what Blizzard has going, but for another person who follows the lore, I was super confused about these events and I'm glad I'm not the only one. I honestly hope Blizzard gets to Retcon time fast.

100,000 signatures for Retcon please!

Commento di LoreFreak

on 2017-12-03T19:06:28-06:00

With us killing argus's titan soul is the world of argus still stable or is it only a matter of time before argus collapses into dust?

Commento di jblosun

on 2017-12-03T23:27:48-06:00

The question that has been on my mind for a while: after we give so much for so long to protect and nurture the Titan egg Azeroth, what happens to us microorganisms on her skin when she hatches? Plenty of open space on Draenor, I guess...

Commento di Menelvagor

on 2017-12-04T00:31:58-06:00

Great summary. Too bad we didn't have more NPC interactions - Velen really went quiet in Antorus for the most part. Illidan as a cult fav oddly stepping away has to be explained further. I agree with the plot holes mentioned - still this was still the best raid in the best expansion we've seen.

Commento di cparle87

on 2017-12-04T01:54:11-06:00

Finally Nobbel's story take! Thank you!

So yeah, digging into the entire Pantheon lore, I feel Blizzard needs to get their Retcon going FAST. How their spirits are suddenly back but captured and tortured....what? lol.

I agree about Sargeras as well. So, he's been Solid Snake-ing his way to Azeroth while we fight on Argus?

Major WTF/Facepalm about Illidan now the jailor of Sargeras because he can't die? Let's all ignore Maiev by the way! Nothing to see here despite her being an excellent character foil to keep along with Illidan.

I do enjoy what Blizzard has going, but for another person who follows the lore, I was super confused about these events and I'm glad I'm not the only one. I honestly hope Blizzard gets to Retcon time fast.

100,000 signatures for Retcon please!

What part doesn't make sense? Sargeras killed them, Norgannon cast his spell to try to send their souls to the Keepers here on Azeroth. Right as they arrived and just barely touched the Keepers, Sargeras' magic pulled them back, leaving the Keepers with just a flash of something wrong. As we know Ra eventually figured it out. Sargeras pulls them back in, and only Eonar is able to escape. Sargeras spends the next millenias hunting for Eonar while torturing the Titans to his will. Pretty simple.

As for the Solid Snaking, basically yes. The Legion uses portals because the universe is %^&*ing huge, even if you're the size of a planet. Sargeras has probably been travelling to Azeroth ever since the War of the Ancients 10,000 years ago.

Commento di Lilak

on 2017-12-04T05:43:12-06:00

Antorus is the new ICC :)

Commento di sponge

on 2017-12-04T10:17:28-06:00

Finally Nobbel's story take! Thank you!

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I do enjoy what Blizzard has going, but for another person who follows the lore, I was super confused about these events and I'm glad I'm not the only one. I honestly hope Blizzard gets to Retcon time fast.

What part doesn't make sense? Sargeras killed them, Norgannon cast his spell to try to send their souls to the Keepers here on Azeroth. Right as they arrived and just barely touched the Keepers, Sargeras' magic pulled them back, leaving the Keepers with just a flash of something wrong. As we know Ra eventually figured it out. Sargeras pulls them back in, and only Eonar is able to escape. Sargeras spends the next millenias hunting for Eonar while torturing the Titans to his will. Pretty simple.

As for the Solid Snaking, basically yes. The Legion uses portals because the universe is %^&*ing huge, even if you're the size of a planet. Sargeras has probably been travelling to Azeroth ever since the War of the Ancients 10,000 years ago.

Or, just the idea that Illidan 'Linked' Azeroth and Argus via Sargeri Keystone (a la Portal that allowed us to Argus or from Argus to Azeroth -- depending on your perspective)A guess that Sargeras 'clouded' his way through the portal from Argus to Azeroth seems less half-baked (but still half-baked).

I just cannot get over the fact that he made physical form at the pivotal moment that 'we stop him' with Argus's world soul / Argus, and then 'penetrated' Azeroth in his last effort.But really, him taking physical form has me the most curious lore-wise and respect to power.

How is a meager nearly drained world soul & weaken Pantheon able to 'jail' Sargeras....

Commento di GreySage

on 2017-12-04T12:03:47-06:00

Urhg, the story telling in Legion has been garbage. Worse, they pillaged and defiled the existing, great story to tell it. Betrayer indeed.

Commento di Thoorin

on 2017-12-04T12:51:31-06:00

Tall tales of Titans, godly beings and their equally formidable foes... and here we are, watching one of them dragged away by the Constellar Police when he's caught sniffing Azeroth's nether regions.

/Facepalm

Commento di McDungus

on 2017-12-18T16:17:08-06:00

One thing that confused me was the whole notion what the Legion was using Argus's power for. It doesn't really matter now, since the Pantheon uses the rest of it to imprison Sargeras and cut the head off the burning crusade, but there are a lot of references to how severing the connection to Argus will "make the infinite army finite," implying that Argus is the source of the demons' ability to reincarnate.

BUT... we know that ability predates the burning crusade. Sargeras noticed that the demons were reincarnating back when he was still working with the Pantheon (in Chronicle I); that was the reason he created Mardum and used it as a prison world to trap all the demons he killed. Then AFTER he went bad he shattered Mardum and freed them all and recruited them to the burning crusade. I thought maybe they had just retconned that whole bit, but Mardum: the Shattered Abyss is the DH class hall location, which means that history was still canon at least at the launch of Legion.

So... is he using Argus to just regenerate demons at a faster rate? Does it let him make them stronger or exercise more control over them? Or is that just the Army of the Light misunderstanding, when really the whole point is to stop him raising Argus and the other titans in his service? I feel like I'm missing something about why his connection to Argus was of such significant strategic importance to begin with.